And surely Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has done roadkill cuisine.

But to refocus on Ann's original point about British vs. American spelling, although Lucy will edit winning entries to change, for example, "color" to "colour," "recognize" to "recognise," and "esophagus" to "oesophagus," I reckon it's always a good policy for Americans entering the comp to adopt British orthography as much as possible. Shows that we're making an effort.

Since we're on the topic: The man who eats roadkill is an 18-minute-long documentary about 73-year-old Arthur Boyt of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, a former taxidermist and a "roadkill-eating connoisseur". Worth watching.

From Melting Pot to Cooking Pot: The UKIP Romanian Cookbook
 

Chances are some Romanians have moved in next door and stolen your job, and what with the benefits system the way it is, you’re probably hungry and desperately craving red meat that you can no longer afford to buy. We’ll leave it to you to put two and two together, and when you have, you’ll find our new Romanian cookbook is chockfull of great recipes. Whether you prefer well-cooked or bloody foreigner, we have just the dish for you. In these times of austerity, we’ll help you make sure nothing goes to waste; we’ve crammed this amazing book full of (truly) offal recipes. As a UKIP supporter, you’ve surely already developed a taste for tripe, and we have no doubt that you’ll also be foaming at the mouth to try our traditional rivers-of-blood sausage. Flooding into bookstores near you soon.


[I'm assuming that the 150 words includes the title, and that hyphenated words count as single words as per my word-processor. Can anyone tell me if that's the case? Thanks]

You're right on both counts, I believe. Since we're supposed to invent the title as well as writing the blurb, the title must count against our 150-word limit. And I know I've had winning entries that would have been over that limit had hyphenations counted as multiple words.

Thanks Chris. Much appreciated.

Chris,
Does Microsoft offer a UK version of spell check?

Yes it does but NBG.

Nah, to do that, they would need someone at Microsoft who can spell. Or even read.

I'm just wondering: other than my piece of prose and my name and the competition number / title, is there anything other information I need to include in the email to Lucy? My address for example? I've not done this before.

Many thanks,

Matt

Yes, postal address is required. Think Lucy sometimes has a reminder about including it, so they can divvy up the dosh when you win.